He Was Well-Prepared: Texas Man Spends $8,300 Building A Plastic Dam Around His House To Protect It From The Flood

Hurricane season is a very dangerous time of the year, and this is very evident from the level of destruction wreaked by Hurricanes Irma and Harvey. A lot of people are willing to take extreme measures to make sure they are prepared when it hits, and a Texas man recently redefined the term ‘prepared.’

Afraid that a storm would flood his house if it came his way, Randy Wagner decided that he wouldn't go down without a fight. Randy, from Roshanda, Texas, spent the whopping sum of $8,300 on an aqua dam that extended up to about 400 ft. His intention? To make his house flood proof.

Almost like the biblical Noah preparing the ark, he began working on setting up the dam that would protect his house from a terrible flood, while friends and neighbors thought him insane. One can hardly blame them, the money and time invested were considerable, but as it turned out, it paid off.

The barrier surrounded the entire property; and his effort, money and time spent were all justified when the rains came. Wind, rain, and flood rampaged through Texas, but due to his almost clairvoyant preparation, Randy saved himself up to $150,000 in possible damages to his home. $8,300 for $150,000? Pretty fair deal if you ask anyone.

The flood was a record-breaking 27-inch high, but it had nothing on Randy's 3 ft aqua dam walls.